Booklist Online - Review of the Dayhttp://www.booklistonline.comen-gbTue, 03 Mar 2015 18:55:17 GMTALA Booklist Publications Copyright 2007http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss90Booklist Online - Review of the Dayhttp://www.booklistonline.com/Addie-on-the-Inside-James-Howe/Images/3230/32367/Macbeth.jpghttp://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=7307592Macbeth.&#13;&#13;&#13;<br><H><font size=3>Hinds, Gareth (author).</font></H>&#13;<font color='#993366'>Illustrated by Gareth Hinds. </font>&#13;<br>&#13;Feb. 2015. 152p. Candlewick, hardcover, $21.99 (9780763669430); Candlewick, paperback, $12.99 (9780763678029). Grades 8-12. 741.5. <br>&#13;<font color='#3366FF'>REVIEW. </font>&#13;First published March 1, 2015 (<i>Booklist</i>).&#13;&#13; <p>Hinds offers another sensitive adaptation of classic literature in this beautifully colored and evocative rendition of Shakespeare’s <i>Macbeth</i>. Basing his version on both the full canonical text and research into Macbeth’s historical period and how that era was understood in Shakespeare’s time, Hinds engages students, researchers, and drama fans on several levels. Hinds’ full-color artwork, stuffed with details of body language and facial expression, is warmly lit in interior scenes and starkly weathered when out on the heath. Hinds also makes great use of cinematic visuals in moments of intense emotion. Lady Macbeth’s hand-washing scene, for instance, reveals her growing obsession as the panels fill with more and more hands. Hinds’ depiction of the Weird Sisters, moreover, include occult symbols from a wide variety of traditions, imbuing the trio with ominous timelessness. Though many lines of the original are intact, Hinds does undertake some changes to make this version more accessible to contemporary readers, and a closing note addresses those alterations. Students struggling to find an entry point into the Scottish play should look no further than this entertaining and elucidating volume. Along with Hinds’ earlier <a href="http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=1970458" ><i>Beowulf</i></a> (2007) and <i><a href="http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=4390263" >The Odyssey</a></i> (2010), an essential addition to Shakespeare collections as well as curricular support materials.</p>&#13;<i>&#151; Francisca Goldsmith</i>&#13;http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=7307592Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:55:17 GMTFirst published March 1, 2015 (<i>Booklist</i>).